Asia Cup Hockey – India vs Pakistan LIVE: Pakistan managed to score a late equaliser as they held India to a 1-1 draw in their opening fixture at the Asia Cup on Monday. The arch-rivals now share points after their first match in the group stage of the tournament. India will take on Japan in the second group match tomorrow, while Pakistan will face hosts Indonesia. Follow Asia Cup Hockey LIVE Updates & India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
Asia Cup Hockey : Pakistan score in the final quarter to hold India to 1-1 draw – Follow IND vs PAK Highlights
Full-time! India made every effort in their first match against Pakistan, but they were tied at the end of Quarter 4. Looking forward to India’s more energetic approach.
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Both the teams got off to a good start as the arch-rivals started putting pressure on each other immediately after the start of the match. Both the teams got two penalty corner opportunities early on but failed to convert those chances. However in the eighth minute, India’s 20-year old Selva Karthi converted a penalty corner opportunity into a goal on his senior India debut to help the men in blue lead 1-0 in the first half.
Pakistan continued to penetrate into the Indian half and had several opportunities to score but good work from India’s goalkeeper helped India maintain their lead as the teams went into the first-half break.
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Asia Cup Hockey : Pakistan score in the final quarter to hold India to 1-1 draw – Follow IND vs PAK Highlights
In the third quarter India started dominating the contest as they created several scoring opportunities. Indian forwards managed to penetrate the Pakistan defence and got as many as four penalty corner opportunities. However they couldn’t find the net as the third quarter too came to an end with the score at 1-0.
In the fourth set too India managed to keep Pakistan on the backfoot but Pakistan finally scored in the last quarter with Abdul Rana finding the net through a rebound off the Indian keeper after a penalty corner. India then had another opportunity with just 10 seconds left in the clock but Simranjeet Singh squandered the chance by hitting wide.
In the end Pakistan managed to hold on to end the game on a draw. Pakistan’s goalkeeper Akmal Hussain who was declared player of the match.
Both India and Pakistan have been drawn in Pool A, which also has Japan and hosts Indonesia.
Bangladesh, Malaysia, Oman and South Korea are in Pool B.
In the 2017 edition too, India, Japan and Pakistan were in Pool A along with Bangladesh. Then, India remained undefeated to win their third title.
The final is scheduled to be held on June 1. The Asian Hockey Federation released the schedule for the eight-team tournament on Tuesday.
South Korea, the winners in 1994, 1999, 2009 and 2013, are the most successful team in the tournament. But India remain the most consistent side in the history of Asia Cup hockey, having played in all but two finals.
Asia Cup Hockey : Pakistan score in the final quarter to hold India to 1-1 draw – Follow IND vs PAK Highlights
India (2003, 2007 and 2017) and Pakistan (1982, 1985 and 1989) have won three times.
Asia Cup Men’s Hockey 2022 Live
Asia Cup Men’s Hockey 2022 Complete Schedule (all times local)
May 23
Match 1: Malaysia vs Oman at 11:45 AM – Pool B
Match 2: South Korea vs Bangladesh at 14:00 PM – Pool B
Match 3: Japan vs Indonesia at 16:15 PM – Pool A
Match 4: India vs Pakistan at 18:30 PM – Pool A
May 24
Match 5: Oman vs Bangladesh at 11:45 AM – Pool B
Match 6: South Korea vs Malaysia at 14:00 PM – Pool B
Match 7: Pakistan vs Indonesia at 16:15 PM – Pool A
Match 8: Japan vs India at 18:30 PM – Pool A
May 25 – Rest Day
May 26
Match 9: Oman vs South Korea at 11:45 PM – Pool A
Match 10: Malaysia vs Bangladesh at 14:00 PM – Pool A
Match 11: Pakistan vs Japan at 16:15 PM – Pool B
Match 12: India vs Indonesia at 18:30 PM – Pool B
May 27 – Rest Day
May 28
Match 13: Pool A 3rd vs Pool B 4th at 13:30 PM – 5/8th
Place
Match 14: TBC vs TBC at 16:00 PM – Super 4s
Match 15: TBC vs TBC at 18:30 PM – Super 4s
May 29
Match 16: Pool A 3rd vs Pool A 4th at 13:30 PM – 5/8th Place
Match 17: TBC vs TBC at 16:00 PM – Super 4s
Match 18: TBC vs TBC at 18:30 PM – Super 4s
May 30 – Rest Day
May 31
Match 19: M13 Loser vs M16 Loser at 13:30 PM – 7/8th Place
Match 20: TBC vs TBC at 16:00 PM – Super 4s
Match 21: TBC vs TBC at 18:30 PM – Super 4s
June 1
Match 22: M13 Winner vs M16 Winner at 13:30 PM – 5/6th Place
Match 23: Super 4s 3 vs Super 4s 4 at 16:00 PM – 3/4th Place
Match 24: Super 4s 1 vs Super 4s 2 – Final
All the matches will be played at Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Gelora, Central Jakarta, Indonesia.
Asia Cup Men’s Hockey 2022 Format: In the preliminary round, four teams in each pool will play each other once, then the top two teams progress to Super 4s. In Super 4s, four teams will play each other once. The top teams will then play the final. The top three teams will qualify for the Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup 2023 in India.
India Hockey Full squad
Goalkeepers – Pankaj Kumar Rajak, Suraj Karkera;
Defenders – Yashdeep Siwach, Abhisek Lakra, Birendra Lakra (c), Manjeet, Dipsan Tirkey;
Midfielders – Vishnukant Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Mareeswaren Sakthivel, Sheshe Gowda BM, Simranjeet Singh;
Forwards – Pawan Rajbhar, Abharan Sudev, SV Sunil (vc), Uttam Singh, S. Karthi;
Replacements – Maninder Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess;
Where Asia Cup Hockey LIVE Broadcast will be shown: Star Sports First, Star Sports Select 2 SD+HD. Live Streaming of India vs Pakistan Hockey will be available on Disney+ Hotstar
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